by Jessica | Mar 24, 2020 | Blog Post, Blog Post, Blog Post, Blog Post, Blog Post, Blog Post, Change The Rules, Fight The Bad
Taking Action to Resist Racist Systems of Oppression and to Build a Better World for All by Jessica Xiao “I have bodily pain that can’t be treated. An injury to the tailbone. I get anxious if I sit too long.” “I’m sorry that I’m asking you to tell me about the police...
by cjadigitalAdmin | Mar 23, 2020 | Youth Spotlight
Last week, as part of CJA’s Youth Spotlight Interview series, we debuted our interview on our social media pages with Nyheim Carter (he/him). An intern at Ironbound Community Corporation (ICC) in New Jersey, a group that organizes around community needs, Nyheim...
by Hendrik | Mar 7, 2020 | Youth Spotlight
“The most important thing to know about getting involved in Climate Justice is that the movement is rooted in inclusion.“ Meet Chelsea Turner: a 19 year old Youth Organizer at UPROSE, Brooklyn’s oldest Latino-led community organization that seeks to engage and...
by Olivia | Jan 21, 2020 | Change The Story
and why this work is a matter of self-transformation by Jessica Xiao Change the Story Communications Fellow, Climate Justice Alliance “This is not what you were expecting, was it?” Angela, the executive director, asked me by the snack table, as we took a short break...
by Hendrik | Aug 6, 2019 | Uncategorized
From July 30-31, the Democratic presidential candidates converged on Detroit, for the second primary debate. Detroit frontline communities, who have been leading voices for environmental, economic and racial justice for decades, took to the streets and asked the...
by Hendrik | May 4, 2019 | Uncategorized
Check out the latest #ItTakesRoots video “Venceremos: One Struggle, Many Fronts” highlighting movement leaders from Brazil, Nigeria, Mozambique, Haiti, Mexico, Ecuador, and more in our shared struggles in defense of life and Mother Earth.Click here to...
